New national energy policy redefines rural “electrification”, sees states taking lead

by Aditya Ramji and William Brent

India has put forward a sweeping roadmap for its energy future, including the role it foresees for distributed renewables as…

Virtually battery-free, 100% renewable, remotely-managed rural utility is coming

Husk Power Systems, an early pioneer in developing micro-grids for poor, rural communities in India and sub-Saharan Africa, plans a 7-fold increase in its power plants to 600 within 5 years…

Roti and a renewable recipe for better livelihoods in rural India

by Vivek Shastry, SELCO Foundation

Clear linkages exist between distributed energy, energy efficiency and sustainable livelihoods. However, a holistic solution needs to go beyond the confines…

Waste biomass power set to surge in India

Solar energy has received most of the attention in India’s ongoing energy transition…